Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] far [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Twoflower watched , one of the shapes far above detached itself from the roof and began to grow larger … |
| 2 | ‘ Snodgrass , ’ Oliver remarked , picking up Angela 's quotation , when at last they reached the safety of the gardens far below , ‘ do not let me be baulked in this matter — do not obtain the assistance of several stalwart Lionisers to carry me prostrate back to Broadstairs , do not listen to me when I say never , never again shall I visit a sight connected to the late great Mr Charles Dickens . |
| 3 | He thought the lectures far too many and that he gave too many lectures for his own good . |
| 4 | However , even at positive angles , a sudden closing of the throttle followed by the model striking the ground can deflect the blades far enough to cause contact . |
| 5 | I was involved at an abstract level with the struggles of the Vietnamese and the Palestinians far away , or the miners ( in 1974 ) nearer home . |
| 6 | More importantly , they adapted to the conditions far more effectively than Gavin Hastings ' band of teetotallers . |
| 7 | Ever since coming upon Rousseau 's writings so long ago , I have tried to live with my dear wife above the glaciers in the condition he would have approved , that of the Noble Savage — in defiance of those citified creatures who multiply in the valleys far below . |
| 8 | It was glorious to stand on this lonely cliff and hear the strange cries of the wheeling gulls , and watch the green waves curling in and out of the caves far below . |
| 9 | Since the beginning of September until this week there has been practically no rain , and the wind has never reached gale force , so the leaves have stayed on the trees far longer than usual , with a constantly changing pattern of glorious colour . |
| 10 | Sea swell thudded at the base of the cliffs far below , and above the wind symphony the weird crying of a seal echoed up from some hidden sea cavern . |
| 11 | Yes it was , and I think it also er really put paid to the journalists that came along expecting to write our political obituary , because what did come over in all the workshops er and in the main plenary sessions , was that , that local , local parties are doing very well indeed and are getting a very good reception on the doorstep , in fact some other polls on , on er the Green strategy to the environment show that people actually do still trust the Greens far more than any other party . |
| 12 | True , Roger 's children were all in the king 's wardship , the boys far too young to cause trouble , and in reliable hands even if they should try , or others should try on their behalf . |
| 13 | Now the slanting sun struck deep into the Buller 's shark-angled mouth , and a tongue of almost Mediterranean blue slavered at the rocks far below . |
| 14 | She could hear the sea pounding on the rocks far below . |